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... and yes, the mountains are impressive. As we didn't want to take Frankie too high into the alps, we chose a campsite at Lausanne on Lake Geneva. It is known as Lac Leman by the locals. The first day we went to the lake to have a look. The water was clear, blue and very clean. Apparently it has not always been like it and in the 1960's it was too polluted to swim in. When you stay ...

... t as jaw dropping gorgeous as many of the other days but there were several nice views. Tomorrow is the last pass on our journey and will drop is back into France. My legs and feet are sore and tired today! Hopefully they can muster one more pass! Julie is tough and is going strong. We have four more hiking days and then a few days to relax in Chamonix before heading ...

Back to Switzerland, the next few weeks were full of activities so much so that my blog stories were put on the back burner. Our first stop was at Gryon which we used as a base for exploring mountains, lakes, rivers and glacier. A 4 hours round walk took us passed the lake of Chavonne on a beautiful day. Next was a trip by car to the Grande Dixence Dam, the world's highest gravity Dam built in the years 1951 ...

It hardly seems possible that I left Brisbane three weeks ago... The time has sped by, despite my frustrations and inactivity due to the, often, inclement weather conditions, with daylight temperatures averaging 12* and frequent dumps of snow to 1500m. Needless to say, most of the mountain passes in the Swiss Alps are closed to traffic, leaving the 'Beemer and I ready and raring to go, but with ...

... seems to have a laugh even though not everyone knew each other. It made me really appreciate the good friends that I've met in Switzerland. The whole evening was thoughtful and represented the king and generous people they are. I'll miss you guys but I'll be back for skiing :) I'm now packed and ready to go. All my stuff is gone, and my life now weighs ...